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Several videos of outtakes from the Hungry competitive eating documentary are available on youtube including clips of Pat Bertoletti, Brad Sciullo and Dave "US Male" Goldstein.
Esquire has a blog entry about the closing of Hot Dougs with quotes from Pat Bertoletti, who ate 10 hot dogs for his final meal at the Chicago restaurant.
The First Look competitive eating episode that aired Saturday night on NBC can be viewed in full on line. The sites visited were an eating contest at Lucky's in Chicago overseen by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown, Jamie McDonald's restaurant, Bear's BBQ, Spread Bagelry in Philadelphia for a 14 pound bagel, and Big Mama's & Papa's in Los Angeles where a 54 inch pizza was attempted.
The sandwich eating at Lucky's in Chicago overseen by Glutton Force 5 will appear on tonight's episode of First Look on NBC following Saturday Night Live (1 am eastern). The 54 inch pizza at Big Mama's & Papa's will appear in another segment (via Kyle Hanner)
The Hundreds has a report on the taco eating contest held Labor Day in Redondo Beach, CA sponsored by Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce. The original count was Pat Bertoletti 141 tacos, Takeru Kobayashi 140 (Kobayashi won by 8 after debris deductions.) Naader Reda and shokutsuclub have videos.
Pat Bertoletti will offer advices to participants in eating contests at Cheese-A-Palooza in Kenosha, WI on Saturday.
Teddy Delacruz ate 17 bao in 2 minutes to win a contest yesterday sponsored by Wow Bow in Chicago. After the contest, Pat Bertoletti ate 30 bao in an exhibition.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinksi defeated Pat Bertoletti in a poutine "wine" (mashed-up poutine) drinking contest in Kelowna, BC yesterday.
The Moose Jaw Times Herald has a report on Pat Bertoletti and Pete Czerwinski facing off against locals in a poutine eating contest in Moose Jaw, SK. (video)
Pat Bertoletti ate 105 perogies in 4 minutes yesterday in Winnipeg which is claimed to be a world record. Bertoletti competed against Pete Czerwinski, who had the previous record of 64. (CTVnews video)
Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown and Pete Czerwinski will face a trio of pigs in a poutine eating contest at Sault Ste Marie, ON on Sunday as part of Smoke's Poutinerie cross-Canada tour. update Aug 11 The team of pigs won (gallery).
MediaInCanada and Niagara This Week have articles about the Smoke’s Poutinerie World Famous Great Canadian Cross Country Plaid Gravy Train Fries Curd & Gravy Weird Wild and Wacky Poutine Eating Tour 2014 in which Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown and Pete Czerwinski will compete in eating contests from Nova Scotia to Vancouver. (event calendar).
Chicago's Best TV has a segment about "Taco in a Bag", Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown's West Dundee, IL.
Registration is now open for Smoke's Poutinerie eating contest in Toronto on October 4. Smoke's will also sponsor a 17 day tour where Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown and Pete Czerwinski will compete in eating contests across Canada starting in Halfifax, NS on August 5.
The Chicago Tribune has an article on Pat Bertoletti and his restaurant, Taco in a Bag, which is reportedly losing money despite not having to pay rent at the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee until March.
Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown and "Furious" Pete Czerwinski will compete in Man vs. Donair in Halifax, NS on August 5. The contest is part of Smoke’s Poutinerie World Famous Great Canadian Cross Country Plaid Gravy Train Fries Curd & Gravy Weird Wild and Wacky Poutine Eating Tour 2014.
The Onion's AV Club has an interview about his post-Major League Eating career. He hopes to move his restaurant, Taco in a Bag, to central Chicago after his lease in Dundee, IL expires in March.
Brightest Young Things has an interview with Pat Bertoletti about his post-MLE competitive eating career.
230 Fifth bunless hot dog contest
update A contest video is available
A 230 Fifth in Manhattan today, Takeru Kobayashi ate 113 bunless hot dogs in 10 minutes today.
Results via Johnny Excel:
1) Takeru Kobayashi 113 (or 112)
2) Pat Bertoletti 85 (or 87)
3) Jamie McDonald 77
4) Tim Brown 45
5) Wayne Algenio 35
6) Johnnie Excel 28
Molly Schuyler was also present. I am not sure if she competed.
update July 5 Miscellaneous Kobayashi links
- Freakonomics podcast about Takeru Kobayashi
- MSNBC live interview of Takeru Kobayashi and Pat Bertoletti
- Vice.com report about a training session with Takeru Kobayashi
2014 Z-Burger contest
update July 4 TMZ has an article and video
update #2 ABC News incorrectly claims that Molly Schuyler will compete in the Nathan’s finals tomorrow (official women’s field)
update WUSA9 and NBCWashington have articles containing the results
WOWT reports Dave Brunelli finished 3rd w/20. Globo of Brazil has an article in Portuguese. The Washington Post has a video.
1) Molly Schuyler 26
2) Pat Bertoletti 25
3) Dave Brunelli 20
4) Ian Hickman 15
? Dale Boone
? Kyle Hanner
update Molly Schuyler ate 26 burgers to win the contest
Molly Schuyler, Jamie McDonald, Dale Boone, Joe Menchetti, Kyle Hanner and Ian Hickman are expected to compete in today’s Z-Burger eating contest in Washington, DC.
Pix11 reports Molly Schuyler ate 5.5 pounds of brains in 8 minutes to win an eating contest held at Zombie Night before tonight's Brooklyn Cyclone game. Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown appear in the video segment.
The Daily Herald has an article about Taco in a Bag, the restaurant owned by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown in West Dundee, IL, which reports that business has declined after the first three weeks the taco stand has been open.
Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown will be competing in a brain eating contest before the July 2 Coney Island Cyclones game.
A press release announces the field for the "Hot Dog Insanity" eating contest to be held July 4 at 230 Fifth Rooftop Bar in Manhattan: Takeru Kobayashi, Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown, Wayne Algenio, Johnnie Excel, Jesse Kankula.
The Daily Herald reports Taco in a Bag will appear on NBC's First Look following the June 21/22 episode of Saturday Night Live. Hostess Audrina Partrige will undergo a competitive eating "boot camp" under the tutelage of Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown. The West Dundee, IL restaurant will also appear on the July 27 episode of Chicago's Best on WGN.
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